Editing Yan Zhenqing

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{{Character Infobox
|name = Yan Zhenqing
|image = ACD Yan Zhenqing.jpg
|birth = 709<br>near [[Chang'an]], [[Tang dynasty]]
|death = 23 August 784<br>{{Wiki|Cai Prefecture|Caizhou}}, Tang dynasty
|species = [[Human]]
|affiliates = [[Tang dynasty]]
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'''Yan Zhenqing''' (顏真卿; 709 – 784) was a [[China|Chinese]] calligrapher, military general, and politician loyal to the [[Tang dynasty]]. He was the cousin of [[Yan Gaoqing]],<ref name="Baidu">[https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%A2%9C%E7%9C%9F%E5%8D%BF/66560 颜真卿]. ''Baidu Baike''. Accessed 3 July 2021.</ref> whose son was [[Yan Jiming]],<ref name="Yan Jiming">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – "The Loyalist: Yan Jiming"</ref> and Jiming would refer to him as "Thirteenth Uncle".<ref name="Dynasty 12">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – [[Beacon (Part 5)]]</ref>

He originally held a position at the imperial capital of [[Chang'an]], but he ran afoul of Prime Minister [[Yang Guozhong]] and was consequently demoted to the post of Grand Protector of [[Pingyuan Commandery]].<ref name="Dynasty 12" />

Early in the [[An Lushan Rebellion|An-Shi Rebellion]], Gaoqing and Jiming organized a loyalist army to combat [[An Lushan]]'s forces, but they suffered a major defeat in 756 and were executed in [[Luoyang]] once that city fell to the rebels. Their deaths spurred Zhenqing to receive the [[Hidden Ones|Hidden One]] [[Li E]] in Pingyuan, vowing to renew his family's alliance with him against An Lushan. He thereupon became the alliance leader of the Hebei Righteous Army (河北義軍), and their combined efforts helped to turn the tide and save the Tang.<ref name="Dynasty promo map">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – "True History Restored"</ref>

In 758,<ref name="Wiki Yan Jiming">{{WP|zh:顏季明|顏季明}}</ref> still grieving over Jiming's demise, Zhenqing composed "Draft of a Requiem to My Nephew" ({{Wiki|zh:祭姪文稿|《祭侄文稿》}}), which became one of his most celebrated works.<ref name="profile">''Assassin's Creed: Dynasty'' – "The Loyalist: Yan Zhenqing"</ref>

==Behind the scenes==
Yan Zhenqing is a historical figure who served in the Tang dynasty during the An Lushan Rebellion.<ref name="Wikipedia">{{WP|Yan Zhenqing}}</ref> He will be featuring in the manhua ''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' according to its promotional material.<ref name="profile" />

In one such material, a character profile of Yan Zhenqing, his death date is given as 756.<ref name="profile" /> This is most likely an error caused by confusion with his cousin Yan Gaoqing, who was executed that year alongside his son Yan Jiming.<ref name="Wiki Yan Jiming" /><ref name="Wiki Yan Gaoqing">{{WP|zh:顏杲卿|顏杲卿}}</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''

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